Lantern-hanger for bicycles



(No Model.)

TVQ B. JEFPBRY. LANTBRN HANGER FOR BICYCLS.

No. 352.191. PatentedNov. 9, 1886.

r UNITED- STATES PATENT OFFICEs THOMAS B. JEFFERY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

LANTERN-H-ANGER FOR BICYOLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patentino. 352.191, dared November9, ieee.

Application filed April 17, 1886. Serial No. 199,221.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, THoMAs B. JEFFERY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Ghicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Lantern Hangers forBicycles,which is fully set forth in the following specification,reference being had to the ac companying drawings, forminga partthereof, wherein- Figure l is a perspective of the entire hanger. Fig. 2is a sectional side elevation oi' the lantern and hanger, the latterbeing cut at the vertical plane indicated by the dotted line .fr Fig. 3,'which is a front elevation of the lamp and hanger in position on theaxle, the

hubs of the wheel also appearing as stops for the hanger. Fig. 4 is aperspective of a modied form of my improved hanger.

A is a bracket secured fast to the top of the lantern B, so that itsvertical `lip A may be considered as a ilange or lug on the top of thelantern.

C C2 are slides or sliding brackets, whose u horizontal branches C1 O2are slotted at om c2",

and standside by side, their said slots coinciding laterally, so thatthe clamp-screw D is passed through both and screwed into the verticallip A of the bracket A. Each of said horizontal branches C10 C20 isprovided at the end with a tongue or lng, c 021,' protruding into theslotof the other slide, so that, regardless of the fact that said slidesmay rest their lower edges upon the surface of the horizontal plate A2of the bracket A, they are'held in line together for the entire distancebetween their said lug-bearing ends, and this distance is sufficient tocause them to be rigid as one as respects any strain tending to changetheir angle to each other in the plane of their faces which are incontact. Said slides have also the vertical branches C G22 at the endsopposite those having the tongues cu 022, respectively, and saidvertical branches terminate at their upper ends in the overhanging hooksG12 C22,

' which are interiorly providedwith the packing or cushions c22 022. Thehooks O12 O22 are designed as bearings for the lantern upon the axle Eof the bicycle, between the hubs F F,

vand the clamp-screw D beingloosened the slides C C2 are moved outwarduntil the hooks 012022 (No model.)

from the axle by accident, an under hook or A bearing, G, is provided,having a cushion, g, on its upperconcave surface and vertically'adjustable toward and from the lineof the overhanging hooks Clo C20-4.e., toward and from the axle when the hanger is in place thereon. Aconvenient method of securing this under hook or bearing so that it maybe adjusted is that shown in Fig. 2i. A vertical slot, h, is made in thevertical lip A of the bracket A, andthe hook G is given a threadedterminal, g', to pass through the slot h, leaving shoulders g2 g2 tobear against the lip A. A clamp-nut, H, fitted to the threaded terminalg', secures the hook Gat any desired height within the range of the sloth. hooks, G, may be used, as seen in Fig. l, and in that case,preferably, they are clamped upon the vertical arms C21 C2l of theslides, said arms having then the slots 7L h, corresponding precisely tothe slot h in the lip A of the bracket. The hooks G and their clamp-nutsH are made precisely alike in the two cases. The adjustable under hookor hooks, G, not only serve as a gate to be opened to admit the axleunder the hooks C C2, but also serve to adjust the hanger to axles ofdifferent diameters, since it is found desirable that the hanger shouldiit the axle as snugly as possible without being in danger of beingrevolved with it.

I clai'mxl. In combination, substantially as set forth, the bracket A,provided with a clamp-screw, the slides having each a horizontal armslotted to slide onthe clampscrew, and having ex- Two of these undertensions upward at theirvremote ends providedwith bearings to receivethe axle,where vided with a clamp-screw, the slides having clamp-screwand having their vertical arms J each a vertical arm hooked at theupperend hooked .at the upper end, and the lower bearto engage the axle, anda horizontal arm slotted ing or bracket adjustable in the slot.

to slide on the clamp-screw, each of said hori- In testimonj7 whereof Ihave hereunto set my I 5 5 Zent-al arms having a projection entering thehand, in the presence of two Witnesses7 at Ghislot ofthe other slide.cago, Illinois, this 10th day of April, 1886. 3. In combinationsubstantially as set forth T the bracket having, the vertical flange proPHOS B' JEFFERX vided at the lower part with the elampserew, Attest: Ioand above Said screw having the vertical slot7 CHAS. S. BURTON,

the slotted slides guided and clamped by the- CHAS. S. NEEROS.

